KR102186671B1 - Monitoring handicapped child apparatus and controll method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a device for monitoring the behavior of children with disabilities. More specifically, it relates to a monitoring device including a sensing unit for detecting a movement of the wearer's heart and a control unit for monitoring a state of the wearer based on a result sensed through the sensing unit.

Description

Monitoring device for children with disabilities, and a control method thereof TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a device capable of monitoring the behavior or condition of a child with a disability, and more specifically, to a device for detecting changes in the body through a sensor that can be attached to a child with a disability and monitoring based on the detected result. will be.

For children with disabilities, continuous care and monitoring by their parents is essential. However, if a child with a disability goes to school or is not within the scope of protection due to unavoidable circumstances, the guardian has no way to monitor the child with a disability.

For example, the caregiver may ask whether the child with a disability has fallen while walking, has not been harassed by someone, has exercised more than necessary, or has not exercised, unless the child with a disability is within his or her range of protection. Information such as cannot be confirmed.

In the case of children with disabilities, communication with their guardians is somewhat unstable, so not only cannot properly explain the above unusual situations, but there is also a problem that can lead to further injuries by not notifying the guardian of the pain caused by the injury.

For example, even though you suffered an injury, including a fracture, while walking, you may not be able to treat a fracture for a long time if the guardian does not confirm this situation.

For this reason, it is common for carers to spend most of their work with a child with a disability for the protection of a child with a disability, and most of them cannot enjoy their daily life.

Accordingly, there is a need for research on a system that allows parents to check unusual situations at any time while continuously monitoring children with disabilities.

It is an object of the present invention to solve the above and other problems. Another objective is to provide a system that can continuously monitor changes in activities, behaviors or emotional states of children with disabilities.

The technical problems to be achieved in the present invention are not limited to the technical problems mentioned above, and other technical problems that are not mentioned will be clearly understood by those of ordinary skill in the technical field to which the present invention belongs from the following description. I will be able to.

According to an aspect of the present invention to achieve the above or other objects, a sensing unit for detecting a heart movement of a wearer; And a control unit that monitors a state of the wearer based on a result sensed through the sensing unit.

In this case, the sensing unit may detect an electrocardiogram (ECG) signal of the wearer's heart.

In addition, the emotional state of the wearer may be determined based on the detected ECG signal.

When the ECG signal corresponds to a preset pattern, it may be determined that the ECG signal is in an excited emotional state.

And, it may include a wireless communication unit for transmitting and receiving data with the server.

When it is determined that the emotion is excited, the wireless communication unit may be controlled to transmit a warning signal to the server.

At this time, the warning signal may be transmitted to a preset terminal through the server.

Further, the heart rate of the wearer's heart is further detected, and the controller may transmit a warning signal to the server when the detected heart rate is abnormal.

You will be able to identify an emotional state including at least one of anxiety, anger, loneliness, disappointment, frustration, depression, discomfort, and fear.

The sensing unit may include a chest sensing unit worn on the wearer's chest to sense the heart movement; And a limb sensing unit that is worn on the wearer's limbs and senses movement of the limbs.

At this time, based on a signal sensed through the limb sensing unit, the gait of the wearer may be analyzed.

Based on the analyzed gait, the calorie consumption amount of the wearer's behavior may be calculated.

The sensing unit may transmit the sensed signal to the control unit through a wireless network.

The effect of the monitoring system according to the present invention will be described as follows.

According to at least one of the embodiments of the present invention, there is an advantage of being able to monitor a disabled child in real time even if it is not within the protection range.

In addition, according to at least one of the embodiments of the present invention, there is an advantage that it is possible to quickly take action by determining the emotional state of the protected child.

Further scope of applicability of the present invention will become apparent from the detailed description below. However, since various changes and modifications within the spirit and scope of the present invention can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art, specific embodiments such as the detailed description and preferred embodiments of the present invention should be understood as being given by way of example only.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a monitoring device 100 related to the present invention.
2 is a conceptual diagram of a monitoring device 100 for explaining an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a diagram illustrating an example in which the sensing unit 140 is worn by a disabled child 301 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 illustrates an example in which a plurality of sensing units 140-1 to 140-5 are worn by a disabled child 301 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 to 8 are diagrams showing warning notifications according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments disclosed in the present specification will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, but identical or similar elements are denoted by the same reference numerals regardless of reference numerals, and redundant descriptions thereof will be omitted. The suffixes "module" and "unit" for components used in the following description are given or used interchangeably in consideration of only the ease of preparation of the specification, and do not have meanings or roles that are distinguished from each other by themselves. In addition, in describing the embodiments disclosed in the present specification, when it is determined that a detailed description of related known technologies may obscure the subject matter of the embodiments disclosed in the present specification, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. In addition, the accompanying drawings are for easy understanding of the embodiments disclosed in the present specification, and the technical idea disclosed in the present specification is not limited by the accompanying drawings, and all modifications included in the spirit and scope of the present invention It should be understood to include equivalents or substitutes.

Terms including ordinal numbers, such as first and second, may be used to describe various elements, but the elements are not limited by the terms. These terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another component.

When a component is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another component, it is understood that it may be directly connected or connected to the other component, but other components may exist in the middle. Should be. On the other hand, when a component is referred to as being "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another component, it should be understood that there is no other component in the middle.

Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

In the present application, terms such as "comprises" or "have" are intended to designate the presence of features, numbers, steps, actions, components, parts, or combinations thereof described in the specification, but one or more other features. It is to be understood that the presence or addition of elements or numbers, steps, actions, components, parts, or combinations thereof, does not preclude in advance.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a monitoring device 100 related to the present invention.

The monitoring device 100 may include a wireless communication unit 110, a sensing unit 140, a memory 170, a control unit 180, a power supply unit 190, and the like. The components shown in FIG. 1 are not essential in implementing the monitoring device 100, so the monitoring device 100 described herein may have more or fewer components than the components listed above. have.

More specifically, among the components, the wireless communication unit 110 is, between the monitoring device 100 and the wireless communication system, between the monitoring device 100 and other monitoring devices 100, or between the monitoring device 100 and an external server. It may include one or more modules that enable wireless communication between. In addition, the wireless communication unit 110 may include one or more modules that connect the monitoring device 100 to one or more networks.

In particular, it is proposed to receive a result detected by the sensing unit 140 wirelessly through the wireless communication unit 110 in the present invention.

The wireless communication unit 110 may include at least one of a mobile communication module 112, a wireless Internet module 113, a short-range communication module 114, and a location information module 115.

The sensing unit 140 may include one or more sensors for sensing physical changes of the wearer. For example, the sensing unit 140 may include at least one of a temperature sensor, a heart rate sensor, an electrocardiogram sensor, an acceleration sensor, and a gyro sensor. Meanwhile, the monitoring apparatus 100 disclosed in the present specification may combine and utilize information sensed by at least two or more of these sensors.

In particular, in the present invention, the sensing unit 140 may be integrally formed with the monitoring device 100, but the sensing unit 140 is formed independently so that data can be wirelessly exchanged with the monitoring device 100. . That is, the result of detection by the sensing unit 140 may be transmitted to the wireless communication unit 110 of the monitoring device 100 through a wireless network. In this case, the wireless communication unit 110 may be provided in the sensing unit 140 and also provided in the monitoring device 100 to exchange data with each other through a session connection.

In this case, as will be described later, one sensing unit 140 may be provided, but a plurality of sensing units 140 may be present.

In addition, the memory 170 stores data supporting various functions of the monitoring device 100. The memory 170 may store a plurality of application programs (application programs or applications) driven by the monitoring device 100, data for the operation of the monitoring device 100, and instructions. Such an application program may be stored in the memory 170, installed on the monitoring device 100, and driven by the controller 180 to perform an operation (or function) of the monitoring device 100.

In addition to the operation related to the application program, the controller 180 generally controls the overall operation of the monitoring device 100. The controller 180 may provide or process appropriate information or functions to a user by processing signals, data, information, etc. input or output through the above-described components or by driving an application program stored in the memory 170.

Also, in order to drive an application program stored in the memory 170, the controller 180 may control at least some of the components discussed with reference to FIG. 1. Furthermore, in order to drive the application program, the controller 180 may operate by combining at least two or more of the components included in the monitoring device 100 with each other.

The power supply unit 190 receives external power and internal power under the control of the controller 180 and supplies power to each of the components included in the monitoring device 100. The power supply unit 190 includes a battery, and the battery may be a built-in battery or a replaceable battery.

At least some of the respective components may operate in cooperation with each other in order to implement the operation, control, or control method of the monitoring device 100 according to various embodiments described below. In addition, the operation, control, or control method of the monitoring device 100 may be implemented on the monitoring device 100 by driving at least one application program stored in the memory 170.

The mobile communication module 112 includes technical standards or communication methods for mobile communication (eg, GSM (Global System for Mobile communication), CDMA (Code Division Multi Access), CDMA2000 (Code Division Multi Access 2000)), EV -DO (Enhanced Voice-Data Optimized or Enhanced Voice-Data Only), WCDMA (Wideband CDMA), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access), HSUPA (High Speed Uplink Packet Access), LTE (Long Term Evolution), LTE-A (Long Term Evolution-Advanced), etc.), transmits and receives radio signals with at least one of a base station, an external terminal, and a server on a mobile communication network.

The wireless Internet module 113 refers to a module for wireless Internet access, and may be built-in or external to the monitoring device 100. The wireless Internet module 113 is configured to transmit and receive wireless signals in a communication network according to wireless Internet technologies.

Examples of wireless Internet technologies include WLAN (Wireless LAN), Wi-Fi (Wireless-Fidelity), Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) Direct, DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance), WiBro (Wireless Broadband), WiMAX (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access), HSUPA (High Speed Uplink Packet Access), LTE (Long Term Evolution), LTE-A (Long Term Evolution-Advanced), etc., and the wireless Internet module ( 113) transmits and receives data according to at least one wireless Internet technology in a range including Internet technologies not listed above.

From the point of view that wireless Internet access by WiBro, HSDPA, HSUPA, GSM, CDMA, WCDMA, LTE, LTE-A, etc. is performed through a mobile communication network, the wireless Internet module 113 performing wireless Internet access through the mobile communication network ) May be understood as a kind of the mobile communication module 112.

The short range communication module 114 is for short range communication, and includes Bluetooth™, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Infrared Data Association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, and NFC. Near field communication may be supported by using at least one of (Near Field Communication), Wi-Fi (Wireless-Fidelity), Wi-Fi Direct, and Wireless USB (Wireless Universal Serial Bus) technologies. This, short-range communication module 114, between the monitoring device 100 and the wireless communication system, the monitoring device 100 and the other monitoring device 100, or the monitoring device 100 through a wireless area network (Wireless Area Networks). ) And other monitoring devices 100, 100, or a network in which an external server is located may support wireless communication. The local area wireless communication network may be a wireless personal area network (Wireless Personal Area Networks).

The short-range communication module 114 may detect (or recognize) a terminal 201 capable of communicating with the monitoring device 100 around the monitoring device 100. Further, when the sensed terminal 201 is a device certified to communicate with the monitoring device 100 according to the present invention, the controller 180 transmits at least part of the data processed by the monitoring device 100 to the short-range communication. It can be transmitted to the terminal 201 through the module 114 (see FIG. 2 to be described later).

The location information module 115 is a module for acquiring the location (or current location) of the monitoring device 100, and representative examples thereof include a GPS (Global Positioning System) module or a WiFi (Wireless Fidelity) module. For example, if the monitoring device 100 utilizes a GPS module, the location of the monitoring device 100 may be obtained by using a signal transmitted from a GPS satellite. As another example, if the monitoring device 100 utilizes the Wi-Fi module, the location of the monitoring device 100 is based on information of the Wi-Fi module and a wireless access point (AP) that transmits or receives a wireless signal. Can be obtained. If necessary, the location information module 115 may perform any function among other modules of the wireless communication unit 110 in order to obtain data on the location of the monitoring device 100 as a substitute or additionally. The location information module 115 is a module used to acquire the location (or current location) of the monitoring device 100 and is not limited to a module that directly calculates or acquires the location of the monitoring device 100.

2 is a conceptual diagram of a monitoring device 100 for explaining an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to the illustrated drawing, the monitoring device 100 may exchange and receive wirelessly with the sensing unit 140. Therefore, the sensing value sensed through the sensing unit 140 can be wirelessly transmitted to the monitoring device 100.

In particular, the sensing unit 140 may be provided in plural numbers 140-1 to 140-5.

3 is a diagram illustrating an example in which the sensing unit 140 is worn by a disabled child 301 according to an embodiment of the present invention. 4 illustrates an example in which a plurality of sensing units 140-1 to 140-5 are worn by a disabled child 301 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, the sensing unit 140 may be worn in the form of a necklace, or may be worn in the form of a band 401 as shown in FIG. 4.

Referring to FIG. 4, the sensing unit 140 includes a chest sensing unit 140-1 that is worn on the wearer's chest to sense the heart movement, and a limb that is worn on the wearer's limbs to detect the movement of the limbs. It may include sensing units 140-2 to 140-5.

In this case, the controller 180 may analyze the gait of the wearer based on a signal sensed through the limb sensing units 140-2 to 140-5.

The chest sensing unit 140-1 may measure a heart rate and an electrocardiogram (ECG) of the wearer. In this case, the chest sensing unit 140-1 may be provided with monitoring electrodes (multiple possible) attached to the wearer's chest to measure an electrocardiogram. These monitoring electrodes are in the form of a plug and are provided to be detachable from the chest sensing unit 140-1, and can be combined or removed if desired, and may be provided with as many monitoring electrodes as desired.

Returning to FIG. 2 again, the monitoring device 100 may analyze a wearer's behavior, an amount of exercise, an emotional state, etc. according to a result sensed by the sensing unit 140. In addition, the analyzed result may be transmitted to the terminal 201 or a warning notification may be transmitted. In this case, such transmission may be performed through a wireless network, and transmission may be performed when the monitoring device 100 is connected to the terminal 201 (wired connection such as a cable).

5 to 8 are diagrams showing warning notifications according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, the controller 180 detects a fall of the wearer 301 based on a result detected through the sensing unit 140.

For example, a fall of the wearer 301 may be detected through a change in acceleration sensed through the sensing unit 140 and a change in inclination through a gyro sensor. In particular, when there is a sensing unit 140 located on the chest, it may be determined that a fall is detected when a sudden acceleration is detected.

When the monitoring device 100 detects a fall, it may notify the fall fact to a preset terminal 201 (eg, a guardian's terminal).

The fall fact notification may include a warning indicating that the fall has occurred, and the date and time of the fall, and the location. The guardian who receives this notification will be able to easily determine whether the injury is serious by calling the child with a disability.

Referring to FIG. 6, the controller 180 checks the change in the emotional state of the wearer 301 based on the result detected through the sensing unit 140, and sends a notification about the change in the emotional state to a preset terminal 201 ).

For example, when a heart rate sensed through the sensing unit 140 or an electrocardiogram conforms to a specific preset pattern (if applicable), the controller 180 may determine that it is in an excited state.

When the monitoring device 100 detects such a change in the emotional state, it may notify the change in the emotional state to a preset terminal 201 (eg, a guardian's terminal).

The emotional state change notification may include a warning indicating that the emotional state has changed, a state change date and time, a state change place, and the like. Upon receiving such notification, the guardian will be able to call the child with a disability to calm the child with a disability or to make a situation determination as quickly as possible.

Referring to FIG. 7, the controller 180 may determine an abnormality in the heart rate 701 based on a result detected through the sensing unit 140 and guide the determination to a preset terminal 201.

For example, when the heart rate detected through the sensing unit 140 is measured to be lower than a normal value, the controller 180 may transmit a warning notification for such an abnormal state to the terminal 201.

Guardians who receive these warning notifications will be able to take appropriate action as soon as possible.

Referring to FIG. 8, if the body temperature of the wearer is too high or too low as a result of the sensing, the controller 180 may determine that the body temperature is abnormal and guide this to the preset Danneunggi 201.

Likewise, guardians who receive these warning notifications will be able to take appropriate action as soon as possible.

Furthermore, in an embodiment of the present invention, it is proposed to determine the amount of motion of the wearer using such a sensing unit.

9 is a diagram illustrating information on a wearer's amount of exercise provided according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the case of children with disabilities, an adequate amount of exercise every day is required. It's because it's too difficult at least, and too much can strain the body. However, if you do not observe the behavior of a child with a disability throughout the day, it is not difficult to determine the appropriate amount of exercise. Therefore, in the present invention, it is proposed to determine the amount of exercise of the wearer 301 based on various sensing results measured through the sensing unit 140, and to provide a numerical value.

The controller 180 may calculate the amount of exercise consumed by synthesizing the number of steps, moving distance, and moving speed sensed through the sensing unit 140. The location information module 115 may determine a continuous current location and calculate a moving distance or a moving speed based on the location.

In addition, based on the change in acceleration measured through the limb sensing units 104-2 to 104-5, the number of steps may be calculated.

In addition, based on the change in acceleration measured through the limb sensing units 104-2 to 104-5, it is possible to distinguish whether the wearer is walking, lying down, or sitting, and according to the result of such distinction It may also provide a statistical result 801 of the wearer's behavior.

10 is a view showing a control flow chart of the monitoring device 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

According to the illustrated drawing, in step S901, a body change is detected through the sensing unit 140. At this time, the detected body change is at least one of heart rate detection (S901-1), electrocardiogram detection (S901-2), body temperature detection (S901-3), acceleration detection (S901-4), and current position detection (S901-5). It may include.

In step S902, the controller 180 may monitor a disabled child based on the detection result.

Monitoring steps are: monitoring to check whether the heart rate is normal (S902-1), monitoring whether there is a change in emotional state (S902-2), monitoring to check whether the body temperature is normal (S902-3), monitoring whether or not to fall (S902-4) , It may include at least one of the momentum monitoring (S902-5).

In step S903, the monitoring result or warning notification may be transmitted to the preset terminal 201.

The embodiment of the monitoring device 100 according to the present invention has been described above, but this is described as at least one embodiment, and the technical idea of the present invention and its configuration and operation are not limited thereto. The scope of the technical idea is not limited/limited by the drawings or the description referring to the drawings. In addition, the concepts and embodiments of the invention presented in the present invention may be used by those of ordinary skill in the art as a basis for modifying or designing other structures in order to perform the same object of the present invention. , Modified or changed equivalent structure by a person skilled in the art to which the present invention belongs is bound by the technical scope of the present invention described in the claims, and does not depart from the spirit or scope of the invention described in the claims. Various changes, substitutions and changes are possible within the limit.

Claims (25)

A location information module for detecting a current location;
A sensing unit for detecting changes in the wearer's body;
A wireless communication unit for transmitting and receiving data with the server; And
Including a control unit for monitoring the state of the wearer, based on the result detected through the sensing unit,
The sensing unit transmits the sensed signal to the control unit through a wireless network,
The sensing unit is worn on the chest of the wearer to sense a heart movement; And a limb sensing unit that is worn on the wearer's limbs and senses the movement of the limbs.
The chest sensing unit detects an electrocardiogram (ECG) signal and heart rate of the wearer's heart,
The control unit determines the emotional state of the wearer based on the detected ECG signal,
When the ECG signal corresponds to a preset pattern, the control unit determines that it is an excited emotional state,
When it is determined that the control unit is in the excited emotional state, the control unit controls the wireless communication unit to transmit a warning signal for a change in the emotional state to the server,
The warning signal for the change in the emotional state includes a warning indicating that the emotional state has changed, a state change date and time and a state change place,
The warning signal for the change in the emotional state is transmitted to a preset terminal through the server,
The control unit controls the wireless communication unit to transmit a warning signal to the server when the detected heart rate is abnormal,
The control unit analyzes the gait of the wearer based on a signal detected through the limb sensing unit,
The control unit calculates the calorie consumption of the wearer's behavior based on the analyzed gait, and
When a sudden acceleration is detected through the chest sensing unit, the control unit determines that the wearer has fallen and transmits a warning signal regarding the fall to the preset terminal,
The warning signal for the fact of the fall, characterized in that it includes a warning indicating that the fall has occurred, and the date and place of the fall,
Monitoring device. delete delete delete delete delete delete delete The method of claim 1, wherein the excited emotional state,
Characterized in that it comprises at least one of anxiety, anger, loneliness, disappointment, frustration, depression, discomfort and fear,
Monitoring device. delete delete delete delete Detecting a current location through a location information module;
Detecting a change in the wearer's body through a sensing unit;
Transmitting the sensed signal to a control unit through a wireless network by the sensing unit; And
Monitoring, by the control unit, a state of the wearer based on a result sensed through the sensing unit; And
Including the step of transmitting the monitoring result through a wireless communication unit,
The sensing unit is worn on the chest of the wearer to sense a heart movement; And a limb sensing unit that is worn on the wearer's limbs and senses the movement of the limbs.
In the sensing, the chest sensing unit detects an electrocardiogram (ECG) signal and a heart rate of the wearer's heart,
In the monitoring step, the control unit determines an emotional state of the wearer based on the detected ECG signal, but determines that the ECG signal is an excited emotional state when the ECG signal corresponds to a preset pattern,
In the transmitting step, when it is determined that the emotional state is excited, the control unit controls the wireless communication unit to transmit a warning signal for a change in the emotional state to the server,
The warning signal for the change in the emotional state includes a warning indicating that the emotional state has changed, a state change date and time and a state change place,
The warning signal for the change in the emotional state is transmitted to a preset terminal through the server,
In the transmitting step, when the detected heart rate is abnormal, the control unit controls the wireless communication unit to transmit a warning signal to the server,
In the monitoring step, the control unit analyzes the gait of the wearer based on a signal detected through the limb sensing unit, and calculates the calorie consumption of the wearer's behavior based on the analyzed gait,
In the monitoring step, when a sudden acceleration is detected through the chest sensing unit, it is determined that the wearer has fallen,
In the transmitting step, when it is determined that the wearer has fallen, the control unit controls the wireless communication unit to transmit a warning signal regarding the fall to the preset terminal,
The warning signal for the fact of the fall, characterized in that it includes a warning indicating that the fall has occurred, and the date and place of the fall,
How to control the monitoring device. delete delete delete delete delete delete delete The method of claim 14, wherein the excited emotional state,
Characterized in that it comprises at least one of anxiety, anger, loneliness, disappointment, frustration, depression, discomfort and fear,
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